Chania

Chania is a Port city and capital of the Chania Region on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete.
Known as Kydonia, the Romans conquered it in 69 BCE and it was included in the Province of Crete.

It was founded as the city of Kydonia during the Minoan Civilisation, and it continued to prosper under Classical Greece.
The Romans invaded in 69 BCE and Kydonia became a Roman city.
Kydonia joined the Byzantine Empire after 395 CE and some time after 1,000 CE, it changed its name to Chania.

Chania Archeological Museum
- Located at Armenon in the Chalepa area of Chania.
- The museum contains the Finds from Chania, Laptera, Polyrinnia, Kissamos and the surrounding Region.
- On Display are Roman coins, clay tablets with inscriptions, mosaics, sculptures and vases.
- There is a Late Minoan Sacophagus from c.1,300 BCE.
Maritime Museum of Crete
- Located at the eastern end of Chania Harbour in the Venetian Fortress of Firka.
- On the first floor, the museum holds models of ancient ships and a model of the Venetian Port and shipyard.
- The second floor is dedicated to the modern Hellenic Navy and its history.
Ancient Naval Architecture Collection and Minoan Ship Museum
- A small museum located at the eastern end of Chania harbour in the Moro Shipyard.
- On display is a 55 feet (17m) long replica of a Minoan Ship that was sailed to the Piraeus.

Aptera
- 9 miles (15km) southeast of Chania.
- A giant Triple vaulted Roman Cistern, Roman Baths complex, Roman Theatre and a Roman Villa.
Polirinia
- 30 miles (48km) from Chania.
- Roman Aqueduct.
Lissos
- 10 miles (16km) from Chania.
- Roman Tomb
Anopoli
- 54 miles (87km) from Chania.
- City walls.

Chania, Crete